Publication archives

Mar 2, 2022

Understanding the Agricultural Biotechnology Provisions in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

by
Sharon Anglin Treat
After several years of negotiation, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force on July 1, 2020. The USMCA updated and in some respects significantly changed the original North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that had been in effect since January 1, 1994.
Corn field
Mar 2, 2022

Para Comprender las Disposiciones Sobre Biotecnología Agrícola del Tratado Entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá

by
Sharon Anglin Treat
Lea la versión en inglés del informe político. / Read the English version of the policy brief. 
Feb 24, 2022

The New York Times took on the food system. Here’s what they missed.

by
Sophia Murphy
Ben Lilliston
The following op-ed was written for and published by Civil Eats. Republished here with permission. 
Tractor in corn field
Feb 23, 2022

Recent comments on improving accountability in net-zero commitments

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The following article was originally published on February 9, 2022 by the Global Financial Markets Center of the Duke University School of Law.
Carbon Markets: Reducing Carbon Emissions or Missing the Mark?
Feb 18, 2022

IATP responses to a public consultation paper on Science Based Targets Initiative net zero standard for Forestry Land and Agriculture Group (FLAG) of companies

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
To read the full comments submitted on February 18, 2022, please download a copy of the comments here. 
Feb 18, 2022

Letter to the NRCS on Conservation Practice Standards

by
Michael Happ
To read the full letter to USDA Chief of Natural Resources Conservation Service Terry Cosby, download a PDF of the letter. 
Feb 7, 2022

What is systems thinking?

by
Sophia Murphy
It is not easy to describe systems thinking. After all, the very heart of a systems approach is the opposite of simple: complexity. That is exactly why IATP chooses a systems approach — because in complexity, we find the possibility of transformative change. Beware “win-win” solutions and silver bullets.
Feb 3, 2022

Who really won the U.S. versus Canada dairy trade dispute?

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
The first formal trade dispute under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the renegotiated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is moving to a new phase, with a legally-binding panel decision against Canada’s allocation of dairy Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs)
Dairy in Crisis: TPP Dumping on Dairy Farmers